My mother (now deceased). I'd have loved to be able to ride with her when she was touring Scotland by bike, using Youth Hostels. My one day would be Edinburgh to Strathpeffer (175 miles). She always assured me that a friend and her did it in a day. This would have been on a 3-speed "tourer). Whenever I challenged her on this, she'd tell me that "the roads were different in those days", to which my Father once said "Yes. They were shorter"